House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
National Heritage Area Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 15, 2021 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1316.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 35, February 24, 2021, Page H618):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1316, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
443bb8152684f3c71b1e3463d03563704c2d47a9f5d99529df573371778b4e1c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1316, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
138 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 123 Democrats
15 of 138 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and 108 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko.
- H.R. 6290 (117th) Manufacturing.gov Act
- H.R. 4677 (117th) New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
- H.R. 6291 (117th) Micro Act
- H.R. 3291 (117th) Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021
- H.R. 1384 (117th) Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
- H.R. 849 (117th) Scientific Integrity Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.